Situated above Olympia Bakery with sweeping views of Kalk Bay Harbour and False Bay, Kalk Bay Modern showcases an eclectic mix of contemporary South African art, fine art prints, photography, ceramics, local design and handcrafted goods. The gallery features both emerging and established artists, alongside one of the largest collections of contemporary San art from South Africa, Namibia and Botswana.
Bambo is a South African artist from Kwa Thema, Springs near Johannesburg. He studied art at the Benoni Technical college and afterwards studied the printing professional development programme at the Artist Proof Studio in Johannesburg. In 2012 he won the Gerard Sekoto award and an artist residency at the Cité des Arts in Paris. It was during this residency
that Atelier le Grand Village edited its first series of Bambo's lithographs on the theme of the Swenkas.
Text - Atelier le Grand Village
Amos, Rebelle de la Mode, Lithograph, 490mm x 380mm
Hustlers and Shakers, Lithograph, 490mm x 380mm
Memories of a Swenka, Lithograph, 490mm x 380mm
Afternoon after work, Lithograph, 350mm x 500mm
Ken and Isaac, Lithograph, 360mm x 300mm
The watchers, Lithograph, 350mm x 500mm
The stylish shepherd, Lithograph, 350mm x 500mm
Tebeho, Saint Germaine, Lithograph 380mm x 490mm